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Cheapo Drayton McLane is already trying to get rid of 2 of the 5 most productive players on the club so that he can sign a #4 pitcher to yet another long term contract - and not spend any more money, either.. ...

Who do you think will be starting at catcher on Opening Day? Also, how long do you think it will take for Jason Castro to reach the big leagues? -- Renaud R., Clarksville, Tenn.

Infielder David Newhan has refused an assignment to Triple-A Round Rock, making him a free agent.

I keep hoping for SOME sort of new news, but no such luck. The only lip flapping has been some of the writers horrified that other writers do not think that Ryan Howard was MVP ONLY because he hit more RBIs ...

Publications International, Ltd., the Editors of. "2005 Baseball Season." 05 September 2007.

We will be taking a look around all 30 major league teams and see which players and pitchers failed, which excelled and which youngsters you might want to keep in mind as you begin to prepare for your 2009 ...

Geoff Blum will be the featured guest on the second installment of "J.D. and Dave's Excellent Offseason Adventure, presented by Grand Slam for Youth Baseball," hosted by Astros announcers Dave Raymond and Jim ...

Cecil Cooper is ready to make himself as scarce as reliable starting pitching. Don't expect to see Cooper out and about any time soon.

The post-season is in full swing and soon it will give way to the off-season. You've already begun to put together plans for Ed Wade's 2009 team and there's been some spirited debate.

Except for the very hairy and scary ninth inning, this game was as predictable as Houston traffic on a Monday morning.

Hey, a writer steps on a few toes during a long season, so ... My sincere apologies 1. Ed Wade, Drayton McLane, the city of Houston and the state of Texas.

Astros third inning With one out, Mark Loretta singled to right field. Miguel Tejada singled to center, Loretta to second.

If the Mets miss the playoffs this year, they'll remember Aug. 2 as the day their season irrevocably turned.

Houston Astros' Geoff Blum, left, and Miguel Tejada, right, celebrate with pitcher Roy Oswalt after Blum and Tejada scored on a fifth-inning single by Brad Ausmus against the Pittsburgh Pirates in a baseball ...

The Astros' chances of making the postseason are dwindling, but they managed to salvage their final road series of the 2008 regular season with a 6-2 win over the Pirates on Sunday afternoon at PNC Park.

Randy Wolf was solid on the hill and Hunter Pence drove in three runs as the Houston Astros topped the Pirates, 5-1, in the opener of a three-game set.

Great moment for 'Z' Astros not happy with 'neutral' field Pappas has mixed emotions about Z's no-no MLB's first 'neutral' site no-no List of Cubs' no-hitters If you have a picture or video, send them to ...

It took just three pitches Sunday night for the Cubs to make their season look right again.

With their win over Pittsburgh on Monday night, the Astros improved to 33-16 since the All-Star break, the best record in baseball during that span.

The Houston Astros are actually going to do it, aren't they? They're actually going to catch the Milwaukee Brewers and grab the wild card.